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a ballad.
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The glow-worm is waiting to light thee home,
And all is ready below!"

The Lady is gone with her spectre spouse,
Tho' she had fain denied,
The grave is a sad and a dreary house
For a gay and blooming bride!

The mist is fled, and the tapers are bright,
And all is as before;
But each dancer's heart is frozen with fright,
And the joy of the ball is o'er!